New too the collection of C.T...

[Conan Troutman]

Some recent babies to my collection (well not quite infants) , which have for a short time brought an end to my cacti buying frenzy...althought well worth it

ENJOY coz I will

[Ace]

Dear god! That is a beauuteeeful caespitosa!! And holey dooley - that TBM must have seen one of them titty cacti cos them peckers are HUGE!

The caes looks somewhat dehydrated - is it a degraft?

Just curious - what sort of prices were on these beautiful fellas?

[Conan Troutman]

Thanks man, been chasing a nice big one for sometime, but so hard to find at the right price! she will provid me with some grafting stock (60+heads) in near future and also manys seeds a she has already flowered, but of course also much love...

As for price...TO MUCH, but not nearly as much as the seller wanted for it, (which might make some of the member here happy)

Oh yeh, not degrafted just need to be potted up

TBM is thanks to U.T's... and lets just say it was cheaper than a slab of beer, (good comparison?)

Oh and and what size do caespitosa usually flower?

and can we think of a nikcname for caespitosa is to much for my diazapam digits...

Cheers

Edited May 30, 2007 by Conan Troutman

[Ace]

Very nice :D I dunno if I could massacre the caes for grafting stock - tho in 10 years you'd be pretty stoked you did I bet! Either way, keep us updated with the occasional pic of whatever becomes of her

Damn, that aint too bad for a TBM of such enormity! That'd make most pornstars pretty jealous I bet

You have done mighty fine mate - thanks for sharing

As for when caespitose lophs flower - hard to say. From what I've read (mostly online), it is when the main head gets to be about the same as a normal flowering loph. I'd estimate a single button from that, grafted onto a trich could flower in about 12 months. All dependant on conditions, age, roots/stock, etc. But I'd be pretty happy that it is already flowering Cant beat a bit of homegrown seed for further propegation!

Lol - caespitosa is a bit too long to continuously type - how about caes? Not too many things to get it confused with (I hope )

[Conan Troutman]

Any guess on the ages? 2-3 for the penis and 30-40 for the caes??

Edited June 1, 2007 by Conan Troutman

[Μορφέας]

fanastic specimens!

[Ace]

Any guess on the ages? 2-3 for the penis and 30-40 for the caes??

TBM: ~5yrs

Caes: ~5-7yrs (if it was a graft) or ~10-20 (if on own roots)

Do you know the history of the caes? Was it grown from cuttings/seed/poached from the wild? I wouldnt think it'd be much over 20yrs cos the main heads arent big enough (or the smaller heads). Still a gorgeous specimen - would be well worth asking the seller its history (always nice to know their stories )

[Conan Troutman]

Thanks,

Caes is seed grown in melbourne, dont know much apart from that about its history, from a bit of an unsavoury character you understand

[Ace]

I think I know the fella He certainly knows how to grow them thar cacti - but doesnt enjoy haggling... ()

And he loathes grafting, so it'd certainly be on its own roots I would have thought it'd be a cutting originally, and thus reducing the potential age, but you can only go from what the seller tells you. Dont know how old the guys is or how long he's been growing, so it might just be a speedy little 10 year old (but more likely 15-20 IMO).

[Conan Troutman]

Geez they must be fast growers then, cause she is at least 5 times the size of my 10y.o's non caes lophs...

[Ace]

Yeah mate - thats the best thing about caes lophies - they grow pretty quick compared to the normal ones I could be wrong, but that'd be my guesses anywho. Perhaps some of the more experienced caes cultivators could shed some light on an estimated age?

[Vertmorpheus]

Very nice cac's! I always wonder about the public reactions to a green dick growing in a tub on the coffeetable... be fun to invite those mormons in for a glass of water maybe... be interesting to see how people would react to em being planted in public areas too green with envy or purple with fear...

Sellers of just about anything green either overcharge and know it, or undercharge and know it but feel good about doing it... I found my haggling dynamic swung mightily in my direction once I tipped things the other way... if you see a nice whatever for sale, for a peanuts price, give em a few bucks extra (they will probably actually argue with you most of the time, dont let em sway you) and know you're still getting good stock at a great price.Of course I didn't do it as an intentional processs, so it might not work now I've pointed it out... bit of a My Name Is Earl situation ....

Aussies, we're nice people, but clueless when it comes to haggling/tipping/bribery in a lot of cases :D but palm greasing is an art, and an art worth ya learnin' ;)

take care

GD

[Evil Genius]

Very nice Conan! Thanks for sharing! The Loph doesn´t look like the regular grey Caespitosa. I like it! bye Eg

[nothinghead]

nice cacti!! with the several flowering heads you should be sure to get a decent amount of seed

i would be extremely suprised if that caes is 10 years old... i would say it is definately over 20 years. but if the seller was who i'm guessing it was, his advice on its age etc may not have been completely truthful.

i agree with EG that it has a great colour, bit different from other caes' i've seen.

[KlUe]

Any guess on the ages? 2-3 for the penis and 30-40 for the caes??

TBM: ~5yrs

Caes: ~5-7yrs (if it was a graft) or ~10-20 (if on own roots)

Do you know the history of the caes? Was it grown from cuttings/seed/poached from the wild? I wouldnt think it'd be much over 20yrs cos the main heads arent big enough (or the smaller heads). Still a gorgeous specimen - would be well worth asking the seller its history (always nice to know their stories )

That massive caes would be over 20 years from seed, even in ideal conditions... IMO

[SaBReT00tH]

wow, is it just me or is one of those penis's (lower middle one) in the pic so excited it's offering a root!

Edited June 7, 2007 by SaBReT00tH

[Conan Troutman]

wow, is it just me or is one of those penis's (lower middle one) in the pic so excited it's offering a root!

sure is Naja its rooting all over the place...musta really liked its previous owner

[83turkey]

holey shit!!! Im hard...

[Conan Troutman]

thanks, its not a cheap habit though...

I'll post some more pics when the lophies has fattened up a bit

must aswell chop off that root?? yeh on the tbm? Its got another forming near by. What woud cause this??

I thought the weird rooting might be due to low light with my pedros, but this has been grown in full sun..

[nothinghead]

I've had cacti, though not a TBM, send down aerial roots. I would use it as an easy opportunity to start a new TBM clump rather than just lop it off!

[Conan Troutman]

I've had cacti, though not a TBM, send down aerial roots. I would use it as an easy opportunity to start a new TBM clump rather than just lop it off!

Yeh mate theyll sen root from everywhere, just wonder what may cause it??

Contemplated the chop mate, but its one of the main stems and I couldnt butcher it, just wasted growth I think...

[Bongchitis]

Hey CT,

The roots seem to form when the plant is cranking growth wise and is not quite getting enough water....so it looks for it! I have had a couple of heathy plants do this, almost seems they are growing too well for the roots to keep up...or they need a bigger pot (my problem i think).... just comes down to available water I believe as the pic of the beauty above does look a tad dehydrated....... not to mention the 2 killer pups draining the 'rooting' pup dry!

Cheers................Bongchitis

Edited June 11, 2007 by Bongchitis

[Vertmorpheus]

eh, weird growths and inconvenient habits aside, all cactii have some kind of charm to them .... Mr Onchitis, you just answered a question I only formed around 10 minutes ago while looking at my TBM out the front, ie why the parent is skinny while the pup cranks (slaps head...bleedingly obvious, of course...)..cheers for that! In that situation would you guys recommend leaving the pup til the parent is just about..well...cactus...since its in a cranking spot anyway... or removing the pup and trying to rejuv the parent, as parent n pup both seem to have about the same amount of approximate mass at the moment.Thoughts?

longweekends

GD